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Ninth Meeting. Qth October, 1881. 

 E. W. Fereday, Vice-President, in the chair. 

 New Member. — 0. H. Bridge. 



1. " On the Freshwater Bivalve Shells of New Zealand," by Professor 

 F. W. Hutton. {Transactions, p. 148). 



2. " Additions to the New Zealand Crustacea," by Charles Chilton, B.A. 

 {Transactions, p. 171). 



3. " On the Preparation of Spontaneously Inflammable Phosphine," by 

 T. A. Mollet. {Transactions, p. 391). 



4. "On a new Form of Burette," by T. A. Mollet. {Transactions, p. 

 392). 



5. " Eemarks on the Carved Stone Bird, named Korotangi by the 

 Maoris," by Professor J. von Haast. {Transactions, p. 104). 



6. " On a new Sioecies of Pleurosigma," by J. luglis. {Transactions, 

 p. 359). 



7. " On Vertical Triangulation," by 0. W. Adams. {Transactions, p. 105). 



8. Specimens of the large scale insects " Icerya imrchasi," were exhibited by Mr. W. 

 M. Maskell. 



Annual Meeting, drd November, 1881. 

 Professor J. von Haast, President, in the chair. 

 Neiv Members. — Fred. Barkas, B. K. S. Laurence, Eev. J. Buller. 



1. " On some Subterranean Crustacea," by C. Chilton. {Transactions, 

 p. 174). 



2. "On the New Zealand Hydrobiince,'' by Professor F. W. Hutton. 

 {Transactions, p. 143). 



3. " On a new Genus of Rissoinm," by Professor F. W. Hutton. {Trans- 

 actions, p. 147). 



ABSTRACT OF ANNUAL REPORT. 



Nine ordinary and one special meetings have been held, at which twenty-eight papers 

 were read. These were contributed by thirteen members, and comprise fourteen on 

 Zoology, nine on Miscellaneous subjects, three on Botany, and two on Chemistry. A 

 detailed list of these papers is appended to this report. 



In addition to the ordinary meetings of the Institute, the Council, as in the last few 

 years, established a series of popular scientific lectures. The attendance at these was 

 fair, but not such as might be desired. The lectures delivered were as follows : — (1) On 

 Instinct, by Professor P. W. Hutton ; (2) on the Construction of the Telescope, by Prof. 

 C. H. H. Cook ; (3) on the Immortality of the Cosmos, by Professor A. W. Bickerton ; 

 (4) on the Origin and Progress of the Canterbury Museum, by Professor J. von. Haast ; 

 (o) on the Eecent Progress of Electric Science, by Professor Bickerton ; (6) on the Ventila- 

 tion of Buildings, by Mr. T. S. Lambert. 



